An Old-Fashioned Girl » (Abridged Edition)

Alcott, author of Little Women, brings us the tale of Polly Milton, a young girl who leaves her simple country life to live with wealthy city cousins. But can plain Polly enjoy the sophisticated city without changing?

Children's Literature

When twelve-year-old Polly leaves her country home to visit her friend Fanny and her family in the city, she enjoys some of the new experiences but is uncomfortable with the more worldly values of her city friends. By the end of the visit and at a later visit eight years later, Polly learns how to be true to her values and even how to use them to help her friends. Although written over a hundred years ago, this novel could still by enjoyed by young adult fans of Louisa May Alcott, and by nostalgic adults. There is one unfortunate, derogatory reference to African American music near the beginning of the book. 1997 (orig.